How many people already knew?

[Cindy_Suicide]

One or two friends knew. Others don't believe it yet. My step-mother was shocked/disgusted and I dunno about my dad..

 

[mattyboi_aus]

When I told my mother, she told me that she had always had a feeling, just an inkling.....but she never said anything until then!

 

[treanir]

Oh, and I like to suck dick.

That's always a dead giveaway.

As for me: no-one knew. The thought had crossed some people's minds because of the lack of girlfriends, but they quickly dismissed it as 'can't be'.

 

[wentworth]

I came out at 15 and everyone knew. My mom and dad and even the whole school knew cause someone over heard me come out and who my crush was. I will never forget being 15 and being at a basketball game and I walked to the water fountain for a drink and to pass my crush and all his friends said,"he's back to look at you" I almost died! But I think if I would have waited till I was older than less people would have figured it out. I became butcher as I got older and went from boy to man.

Ouch. Just ouch. Wow.

 

[Eagle653]

When people start telling you, before you tell them, that's a clue almost everyone knows.

I had a friend whose mother sat him down at 14 and said, "Look [name], there's something you should know. You're gay and this means that you like men instead of women. Your life will be different, but that's ok, blah, blah, blah." What a riot.

I think more people know than let on at any given time. Even more suspect. It does amaze me to see/know guys who think they're heavily closeted, but they are so obvious, really, that how could you not know? Although, I guess it's impossible to be the observer and the observed.

 

[MindBlast]

My (straight) best friend is the only one who knew. He's the best, really.

 

[AaronG]

Girls had noticed that I didn't stare at boobs. For this reason, one amply bosomed friend who didn't get a whole lot of eye contact from most guys had labeled me "a decent sort of fellow" (her exact words). When I came out, it all made sense - "So that's why you actually talk to my FACE."

I think fellow gays tend to have more sensitive gaydar (it's in their interest to), so they probably know, even if straights are clueless. The only one who actually suspected before I came out to him was another gay guy. That said, I've got a lot of conservative friends who would never see it coming even if I was Richard Simmons.

 

[Blueyes]

haha my mom TOTALLY knows but im not ready yet to say it out loud to her or anyone. whenever she talks about my future she never says the word "wife", but rather "life partner" LOL

 

[vamp]

None of the people I've come out to had no clue. Like I've said, it easier to hide bisexuality than to hide homosexuality. I think I act way too masculine to give off any signs. (lol!) Actually, I wish my friends would pick up some kind of clue about me. It would make my coming out so much easier.

 

[bcwang]

"I always knew."??

That phrase always amazes me! How could? Particularly if you "act straight".
Just because you've got no girl friend? Well so many straight boys don't have gf because they are focusing on something else at the time....or simply because there's no one around that intrests them

I've only told one female friend so far and she had suspected it.
We both love films and since BBM came out I've watched a few brilliant movies of that theme. The other day I talked to her about those movies(we always exchange opinions on films) and about a month later I came out to her.
She said the look in my eyes when I talked about those characters directed her thoughts towards that direction....(What an observant)

And she said she felt heart-warmed that I consider her a close enough friend to come out to and the most important thing was to "be yourself"......

 

[Rick18]

None, which always surprised me.

 

[Singtoh1]

I've known pretty much through out my life that I was gay so I came out in middle school .....bad idea never ever would recomend that to anyone.....ummm and I came out to my parents in the begining of 11th grade but I was forced to because someone decided to tell the principle of my H.S. that I was gay( I went to a Baptist school ) and they were deciding to kick me out which they did(bastards! ). For the most part everyone pretty much knew since I never dated girls ever and pretty much avoided the subject before 7th grade.

 

[phoenix72]

1...my mom if that's saying something

 

[mc18yng]

I told one person and that one person didn't believe me! So they went up to everyone and was like, "Did he tell you he was gay?...." After a short awkward silence I'm told a soft "opps" was spoken. I recieved lots of phone calls that week.

 

[Chalchalero]

I just came out the other day while I was visiting some friends and, apparently everybody already knew. Even my mom said she knew when I called her at 3:30am to tell her. How many people said they knew you were gay when you told them?

When I was 17 and was about to graduate from high school, my cousin, who had been out for a year and a half already, invited me to go to a gay club with him. I of course demurred and protested, and he simply said to me "I know you're gay. we all know you're gay. We've ALWAYS known you're gay. Now get over it and come with me, I don't feel like going alone!"

We did have a great time, though...